# Accident 20130111000439A: American General Acft Corp AG5B, Ankeny, IA, January 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2013, 23:30 local time
- Place: Ankeny, IA
- Airport: Ankeny Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6911° N, 93.5664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6911&lon=-93.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N897GA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N897GA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American General Acft AG5B (registry code 3990100, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-general-acft-ag5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4K (registry code 42275, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN GENERAL ACFT CORP AG5B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 8 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130111000439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT PURCHASED A GRUMMIN TIGER IN FLORIDA AND WAS FLYING IT BACK TO IOWA.  HE DEPARTED KCGI AT 8:30PM CST ENROUTE TO KIKV.  WHEN THE PILOT ARRIVED AT KIKV THERE WAS A STRONG GUSTY WIND REPORTED AS 220 AT 17 KNOTS GUSTING TO 26 KNOTS.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 22. THE PILOT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE ON LANDING AND INITIATED A GO AROUND.  ON THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 22, THE PILOT DESCENDED BELOW THE APPROACH PATH INDICATED BY THE VASI LIGHTS AND IMPACTED A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON RUNWAY 22.  APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS HAD PASSED SINCE HE STARTED HIS FLIGHT HOME AND HE HAD ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATLEY 5.5 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME DURING THIS LONG CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA133), Jan 12, 2013: American General Acft AG5B (N897GA), Ankeny, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glide path to the runway in gusty wind conditions and his failure to maintain clearance from obstructions during the subsequent go-around. Contributing to the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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